Yoichiro Kawaguchi – Gross Tendril
One of Japan’s more famous artists, but still relatively unknown outside the country is Tokyo University professor Yoichiro Kawaguchi (河口洋一郎) whose pioneering work in computer graphics and almost organic CGI creations have been inspiring art students in Japan since the 1970’s. This man was doodling on his computer before I was even born! I saw this work, the Gross Tendril, at Tokyo Design Week last year. It is a good example of his funky pop-art influence sculpture that is clearly grounded in mathematics and algorithm. Maybe you remember the gun toting samurai warriors that I posted a few days ago? Mr. Kawaguchi is from the same little island as those guns – Tanegashima.
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Aha, yet another Mandelbrot piece ?
Japanese was famous to carry out the same endless repeated work
which originates from Buddhist’s practice to do the things without thinking.
So, the Mandelbrot pattern is the good sample to do though, other than
to the maker himself, to put a pot of Tree Fern (which has its pattern)
might be better for a peace of mind. 😀
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Mr. Kawaguchi’s art is all based in nature, so there is probably the seed of a tree fern inside this work! (^-^) And yes, Japanese are famous for the repeat unitl it becomes automatic – wax on, wax off! (^-^)
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Ohh, I was thinking…tentacles. Bad me! Let me think about those baby ferns I saw in NZ instead, unfurling (uncurling?) to new beginnings. Yep, that’s better 🙂
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Not everything in Japan is about tentacles! (^-^;) You’ve had too much sushi!
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Haha…as Homer would probably say, Mmm…fried octopus balls (I can’t eat tentacles otherwise, gaa! Total wuss, I am)
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